Hardly Working (1980)

★ 4.7 1h 31m 20 votes IMDb
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In Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past Lewis movies. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant and a mailman - all with disastrous results.

Hardly Working

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Cast

Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis as Bo Hooper Died 2017 · Newark, New Jersey, USA Jerry Lewis (March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director and singer. He is best-known for his slapstick humor in stage, radio, screen, recor...
Susan Oliver
Susan Oliver as Claire Trent Died 1990 · New York City, New York, USA A fascinating aura of mystery seemed to surround the characters portrayed by blue-eyed blonde actress Susan Oliver, whose trademark high cheekbones, rosebud lips and heart-shaped face kept audiences i...
Roger C. Carmel
Roger C. Carmel as Robert Trent Died 1986 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Roger Charles Carmel (September 27, 1932, Brooklyn, New York – November 11, 1986, Hollywood, California) was an American actor. Of his hundreds of roles, he...
Deanna Lund
Deanna Lund as Millie Died 2018 · Oak Park, Illinois, USA Deanna Lund was an American film and television actress best known for her role in the Irwin Allen television series Land of the Giants, in which she played the character of Valerie Ames Scott..
Harold J. Stone
Harold J. Stone as Frank Loucazi Died 2005 · New York City, New York, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harold J. Stone (March 3, 1913 – November 18, 2005) was an American film and television character actor. Born Harold Hochstein to a Jewish acting family, he be...
Steve Franken
Steve Franken as Steve Torres Died 2012 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA Stephen Robert Franken (May 27, 1932 – August 24, 2012) was an American actor who worked in film and television for over fifty years..
Director Jerry Lewis
Cast Jerry Lewis, Susan Oliver, Roger C. Carmel, Deanna Lund, Harold J. Stone, Steve Franken, Buddy Lester, Leonard Stone, Jerry Lester, Billy Barty

Audience Reviews

RottenPop 1/10 Aug 04, 2017
I thought _Hey! Jerry Lewis is funny right? How bad could this be?_ It's horrible. Fifteen minuets in and I am not even cracking a smile. Believe me, I like a good classic comedy. Especially some good tame light-hearted humor. But this was just horrendous.

The movie is essentially a bad sketch comedy film with various scenes of Jerry Lewis making a jackass out of himself. He stars as an out of work circus clown looking to fulfill various odd jobs. Each ending in disaster. Much like the disaster that this movie ended up becoming.

It's horribly dated, horribly offensive, horribly under-funded, horribly acted and written. It's just plain horrible. It might be the worst movie of 1980 and it's only my second feature in.

Jerry Lewis is way past his prime and just can't find the groove. I read that the producers had actually wanted to market this as competition for the superior Steve Martin picture, _The Jerk_. Taglines were actually written as _The Original Jerk_. Can you believe that! _THE ORIGINAL JERK__!_

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